The Consequences of Adult Grooming
We have started talking this week about the consequences of adult grooming experienced based on collated research contributed to by almost 400 targets of grooming.
In no particular order, thelitany of harms (summarised) include:
1. Anger
2. Anxiety and Panic Attacks
3. CPTSD/PTSD
4. Damaged Relationships
5. Damaged reputation
6. Depression
7. Drug and alcohol Addiction
8. Eating problems
9. Living in Fear
10. Financial
11. Guilt and shame
12. Lost homes
13. Lost jobs and prospects
14. Physical symptoms
15. Self-esteem issues
16. Sex and sexuality
18. Suicide and self-harm
19. Stress
20. Trust issues
21. University studies affected
22. Others
Some of these we’ve looked more closely at in our ‘Life After Grooming’ mental health resources page, a resource that continues to develop and grow.
We’ve set up a media resource to support some of these converations, but more importantly have acknowledged that we couldn’t grow our counselling offering fast enough. This has lead to a partnership with a great little start up called Wobble. The team there has created a portal specifically to help people find the right counsellor, CAAGe x Wobble.
Wobble took on board the nature of grooming and hand selected counsellors that met the needs of someone suffering the consequences of grooming.
